Wauwatosa Man Busted For Cocaine in Racine

RACINE, WI - A Wauwatosa man who was pulled over for speeding and not having a front license plate ended up in more trouble after a drug-sniffing dog was brought to the scene.

Noel Lozano, 33, Wauwatosa, has been charged with possession of cocaine, 2nd offense.

According to his criminal complaint, a Caledonia police officer was on patrol on Douglas Ave. on the evening of Aug. 6 when he saw a vehicle speeding and without a front license plate.

The officer conducted a traffic stop and the vehicle stopped a the Speedway gas station at the corner of 4 Mile Road and Douglas Ave.

A drug-sniffing dog indicated the presence of narcotics within the vehicle, and upon a search of the vehicle, an officer located used Chore Boy wads on the passenger floorboard, empty corner-cut baggies on the floor and a white rock substance contained within.

The substance was tested and came back positive as cocaine at a weight of 0.5 grams.

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